Engine VVT-Li is not cuttin in, why?

VVT-Li is not cuttin in, why?

Hello

my name is kris i own a 2001 toyota runx... with quite a few mods to it.... i am having a problem right now... where my LIFT is not cutting in.... wondering if any of ur guys ever had a problem of this sort.... ur help would be greatly appreciated....

mods to my car are as follows.

custom exhuast
dc sports headers
injen cold air intake
apexi super afc
zex nitros system ( 75 shot )
piper camshafts stage two ( ulimate street )
monkey wrench racing valves and valve springs

Thank you

Kris

did u do an engine swap .. bcz the 2001 doesnt have a VVTL-I engine .. it has a VVTI engine .. 1ZZFE not a 2ZZGE

no must say ur wrong with that... i got a corolla Runx... also known as a allex... ill post some pics here show u..

comes with the 2zzge

here they are













let me know if u see the pics and wut u think

thanks

Kris

when did your lift stop working? just all of a sudden? I almost want to say check your cams but please give us more detail on how this all occured and what happens after 6200rpm right now.

try installing back your stock cams,valves and spring.

i'm not an expert with VVTL-i engines but 1. you did get the camshaft designed for vvtLi and not the regular vvti im assuming..2. check to see that your ecu is working correctly. 3. maybe that spacer (rocker arm pad? cant remember what it was called) is stuck and or the oil pressure that moves it isn't functioning properly?

I'm not sure how the valves or springs would make a huge difference when you are looking at lift.

the lift stopped working after i did the work to the head ( cams, valves, valve springs )

when the revs reach to 6200 the engine limiters...

just like if i was at a stand still and i rev the engine to 6200 the safty limiter comes on..

let me know if u knwo what i am talking about

thanks alot man...

well i live in the caribbean... Antigua to be exact... i love it here... racing is a big thing down here.. got alot of sports cars here with some good times under there belts...

we mostly deal with japanese vehicles though...

if u look at the pic of my car that shows the back of the car... u can see my brothers turbo charged altezza

ok well my mechanic and i are gogn to take off the valve pan cover tomrrow to see what is going on in there..... we are hearing a noise in the head... so ill have to see what that is

and yeah we did think about the rockers sticking or something... so we are goign to look into thata....


as for changing the cams back to normal... i am trying my best not to do so.... also for the stock cams to go back in i would have to go and reshim the head again.. seeing that i had to do so for these cams to fit...

well let us know how things go. sorry i couldn't be of much help. but i still love your RunX. I wanted that car when it first came out.. now i think i would rather have the Auris but those aren't available in the states either.. its sad.. lol

^^^off topic but i want to see pics of your brother altezza.Do you have any more info on the cams like what company bought from or any good reviews on the cams.

the cams are piper cams...

Produced from brand new cores, Piper's 2ZZ-GE cams are a direct fit for the Lotus Elise 190hp, Toyota Celica GTS 2000+, and the Matrix/Corolla XRS and Vibe GT.

Stage 2 (Ultimate Road)

Big Lobe Lift: I - .485 / E - .445
Small Lobe Lift: I - .382 / E - .380
Big Lobe Duration: I - 288 / E - 284
Small Lobe Duration: I - 276 / E - 276

i never would have though of putting nitrous in your car. Wouldn't it cause it not to turn with all the power it will be giving? just thinking about it gives me the chills. hehe

hey guys.

thought i would let u guys know that we got threw.... it was one of the rockers for the valves.. so we are running sweet now the car runs well... have not tried the nitro yet... but that will be the next step

good to hear your lift is lifting up,lol...

lol haha.. yeah, when i do use the nitro the car behaves like a totally different car... lots of wheel spin... one of these days ill take a video and post up the link show u guys...

and yeah ill post up some pics of my brothers turbo altezza when i get home from work this afternoon...

Thanks

i prefer the 2jz. lol

Wow! He has the 3s-GE BEAMS! Very nice!

That car is teh sex.

WOW! that altezza is pure hotness.!!

very nice altezza...whats the size on the turbo?is the 3s-ge comes stock with the altezza?.

Now thats a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabe!!!!!!!!!!!

Turbo BEAMS!? Wow!!!

yeah that engine came with the car... but it did not come with a turbo set up.. the turbo kit was put on

its a Greddy bolt on turbo kit

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OMG, that kia in the background looks dope! LOL

Wow... Blacktop 3s-ge. That thing a dual VVTi if I'm not mistaken.

Nice Altezza!

so you guys go to the car lot and just buy a jdm car? or you have to import it? i know that mexico has nice jdm and euro cars we dont get. like citroen and renualt. btw yeah mexico is like 20 min from here.